Attorney Gerald Goldstein, Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley, San Antonio, Texas

Gerald H Goldstein
San Antonio, Texas

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Gerald "Gerry" Harris Goldstein is a nationally known and respected defense lawyer and Past President of both the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Lawyer's Legal Legends, has been profiled in numerous publications, has served as an adjunct professor of law at University of Texas School of Law in Austin and at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, and is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is also Board Certified in Criminal Law.

Gerry is an Adjunct Professor each fall Semester at St. Mary'sSchool of Law , here in San Antonio , Texas and has done so since 1998. The Class is entitled: Advanced Criminal Law (Defense of a Complex Federal Prosecution). The topics and materials distributed to the students are as follows:

Grand Jury Practice
Pretrial Release
Indictments [Joinder/Severance/Transfer]
Pretrial Motions
Suppression of Evidence
Jury Selection
Trial [Evidence]
Examination of Witnesses
Direct Examination
Jury Instructions
Closing Arguments

From 1982 to 1993 Gerry was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin , Texas and taught the same courses as listed above.

Other topics/seminar papers that Gerry speaks about are:

2008 Supreme Court Update
Crawford & the Current State of the Hearsay Rule
Crossing the Double Crosser
Federal Appeals - What will the next 50 years look like?
Hot New Trends from the Supremes
Motions to Supress
Notable Recent and Pending Federal and TX Crim Cases
Tenth Circuit Standards of Review

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

*UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT*

Cable News Network, Inc. v. Noriega, __ U.S. __ (1990) [Amicus Curiae NACDL]
Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880 (U.S. Tex. 1983)
Barefoot v. Estelle, 77 L.Ed.2d 1090 (U.S. Tex. 1983)
Moreno-Gonzalez v. U.S., No. 07-400 (2008)

*FEDERAL COURT OF APPEALS*

Barefoot v. Estelle 103 S.Ct. 1765, 697 F.2d 593 (5th Cir. 1986)
Brooks v. Estelle, 702 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1983)
Brooks v. Estelle, 697 F.2d 586 (5th Cir. 1982)
Davis v. Zain, 79 F.3d 18 (5th Cir. 1996)
In Re Auclair, 961 F.2d 65 (5th Cir. 1992)
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, 644 F.2d 348 (5th Cir. 1981)
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Clinton Manges), 745 F.2d 1250, 53 U.S.L.W. 2248, 40 Fed.R.Evid.Serv.2d 461 (9th Cir. 1984)
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Clinton Manges), 40 Fed.R.Evid.Serv.2d 461 (9th Cir. 1984)
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 926 F.2d 1423, 59 U.S.L.W. 2618, 32 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1991)
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 32 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1991)
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 913 F.2d 1118, 59 U.S.L.W. 2245, 31 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1990)
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 31 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1990)
In Re Special Grand Jury 81-1 (Leon D. Harvey), 697 F.2d 112 (4th Cir. 1982)
Isbit v. Secretary of Defense, 476 F.2d 661 (5th Cir. 1973)
Lann v. Maxwell, 91 Fed.Appx. 970 (5th Cir. 2004)
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 923 F.2d 365 (5th Cir. 1991)
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 914 F.2d 620, 59 U.S.L.W. 2250 (5th Cir. 1991)
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 999 F.2d 831 (5th Cir. 1993)
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 986 F.2d 728 (5th Cir. 1991)
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 902 F.2d 322, 59 U.S.L.W. 2250 (5th Cir. 1990)
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 902 F.2d 293, 58 U.S.L.W. 2711 (5th Cir. 1990)
Miller v. Laird, 474 F.2d 999 (5th Cir. 1973)
PMG Intern. Div. L.L.C. v. Rumsfeld, 303 F.3d 1163 (9th Cir. 2002)
Piper v. Hauck, 532 F.2d 1016 (5th Cir. 1976)
Rafferty v. U.S., 477 F.2d 531 (5th Cir. 1973)
Shanley v. Northeast Independent School Dist., Bexar Co., Texas, 462 F.2d 960 (5th Cir. 1972)
SBC Communications, Inc. v. F.C.C., 154 F.3d 226 (5th Cir. 1998)
Sosa v. Dretke, 133 Fed.Appx. 114 (5th Cir. 2005)
U.S. v. Amuny, 767 F.2d 1113 (5th Cir. 1985)
U.S. v. Antone, 753 F.2d 1301 (5th Cir. 1985)
U.S. v. Ballis, 28 F.3d 1399, 1994 WL 411273 (5th Cir. 1994)
U.S. v. Becton, 632 F.2d 1294 (5th Cir. 1980)
U.S. v. Benavidez, 664 F.2d 1255, 9 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1006 (5th Cir. 1982)
U.S. v. Butts, 729 F.2d 1514 (5th Cir. 1984)
U.S. v. Butts, 710 F.2d 1139 (5th Cir. 1983)
U.S. v. D.K.G. Appaloosas, Inc., 829 F.2d 532, 56 U.S.L.W. 2263, 9 Fed.R.Serv. 83 (5th Cir. 1990)
U.S. v. Currency Totaling $48,318.08, 609 F.2d 210 (5th Cir. 1980)
U.S. v. Davis, 583 F.2d 190 (5th Cir. 1978)
U.S. v. Douglas, 837 F.Supp. 814 (N.D. Tex., 1993)
U.S. v. Ebertowski, 896 F.2d 906 (5th Cir. 1990)
U.S. v. Galloway, 951 F.2d 64 (5th Cir. 1992)
U.S. v. Gant, 759 F.2d 484 (5th Cir. 1985)
U.S. v. Garcia Abrego, 141 F.3d 142 (5th Cir. 1998)
U.S. v. Geittman, 733 F.2d 1419 (10th Cir. 1984)
U.S. v. Gonzales, 436 F.3d 560 (5th Cir. 2006)
U.S. v. Gonzalez, 700 F.2d 196, 78 A.L.R.Fed. 399, 12 Fed.R.Serv. 1063 (5th Cir. 1983)
U.S. v. Gonzalez, 12 Fed.R.Serv. 1063 (5th Cir. 1983)
U.S. v. Hawkins, 658 F.2d 279 (5th Cir. 1981)
U.S. v. Henricksen, 564 F.2d 197 (5th Cir. 1977)
U.S. v. Hogan, 779 F.2d 296 (5th Cir. 1986)
U.S. v. Hogan, 771 F.2d 82, 18 Fed.R.Serv. 3d 83 (5th Cir. 1985)
U.S. v. Hogan, 763 F.2d 697, 18 Fed.R.Serv. 450 (5th Cir. 1985)
U.S. v. Jenkins, 974 F.2d 32 (5th Cir. 1992)
U.S. v. Kohler, 836 F.2d 885 (5th Cir. 1985)
U.S. v. Lozano, 158 Fed.Appx. 632 (5th Cir. 2005)
U.S. v. Mack, 643 F.2d 1119, 8 Fed.R.Serv. 117 (5th Cir. 1981)
U.S. v. McFarland, 633 F.2d 427 (5th Cir. 1980)
U.S. v. McKeller, 798 F.2d 151 (5th Cir. 1988)
U.S. v. Moeller, 80 F.3d 1053 (5th Cir. 1996)
U.S. v. Moore, 743 F.2d 254 (5th Cir. 1984)
U.S. v. Morris, 568 F.2d 396 (5th Cir. 1978)
U.S. v. Moreno-Gonzalez, 2008 WL 4356257 (11th Cir. 2008)
U.S. v. Niver, 689 F.2d 520 (5th Cir. 1982)
U.S. v. Nunn, 525 F.2d 958 (5th Cir. 1984)
U.S. v. Nunn, 527 F.2d 1390 (5th Cir. 1984)
U.S. v. Ortiz, 942 F.2d 903 (5th Cir. 1991)
U.S. v. Parks, 684 F.2d 1078 (5th Cir. 1982)
U.S. v. Pettigrew, 77 F.3d 1500 (5th Cir. 1996)
U.S. v. Pozos, 697 F.2d 1238 (5th Cir. 1983)
U.S. v. Pool, 660 F.2d 547, 9 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 4 (5th Cir. 1981)
U.S. v. Price, 869 F.2d 801 (5th Cir. 1989)
U.S. v. Ramos, 71 F.3d 1150 (5th Cir. 1995)
U.S. v. Rana, 129 Fed.Appx. 890 (5th Cir. 2005)
U.S. v. Reeves, 730 F.2d 1189, 15 Fed.R.Serv. 659 (5th Cir. 1984)
U.S. v. Ritchie, 15 F.3d 592, 62 U.S.L.W. 2502 (6th Cir. 1994)
U.S. v. Salinas, 610 F.2d 250 (5th Cir. 1980)
U.S. v. Salinas, 601 F.2d 1279, 55 A.L.R.Fed. 701 (5th Cir. 1979)
U.S. v. Quiroz-Hernandez, 48 F.3d 858 (5th Cir. 1995)
U.S. v. Solow, 574 F.2d 1318 (5th Cir. 1978)
U.S. v. Tilley, 18 F.3d 295, 62 U.S.L.W. 2613 (5th Cir. 1994)
U.S. v. Villarreal, 963 F.2d 770 (5th Cir. 1992)
U.S. v. Watson, 669 F.2d 1374, 10 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 31 (5th Cir. 1982)
U.S. v. Wilder, 15 F.2d 1292 (5th Cir. 1994)
U.S. v. Wright, 533 F.2d 214 (5th Cir. 1976)
U.S. v. Zabaneh, 837 F.2d 1249, 24 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1075 (5th Cir. 1988)
Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Vance, 587 F.2d 159, 4 Media L.Re. 1929 (5th Cir. 1978)
Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Vance, 587 F.2d 176 (5th Cir. 1978)
Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Vance, 559 F.2d 1286 (5th Cir. 1977)
Zimmerman v. Spears, 565 F.2d 310, 78-1 U.S.T.C. P. 9223 (5th Cir. 1977)

*FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT*

Aquilino v. Laird, 326 F. Supp. 1053 (D.C. Tex. 1970)
U.S. v. Douglas, 837 F.Supp. 814 (N.D. Tex. 1993)
Devonish v. Garza, 510 F. Supp. 658 (W.D. Tex. 1981)
Forte v. U.S., 2005 WL 1801967 (S.D.Tex. 2005)
Hackett v. Laird, 326 F. Supp. 1075 (D.C. Tex. 1975)
Helwick v. Laird, 318 F. Supp. 878 (D.C. Tex. 1970)
In re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 724 F. Supp. 458 (S.D. Tex. 1989)
In Re Possible Violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 201m 371, 491 F. Supp. 211 (D.C.D.C. 1980)
In Re Reyes-Requena, 752 F. Supp. 239, 31 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1179 (S.D. Tex. 1990)
Jennings v. Laird, 333 F. Supp. 335 (D.C. Tex. 1971)
Karem v. Priest, 744 F. Supp. 136, 17 Media L. Rep. 2113 (W.D. Tex. 1990)
Miller v. Secretary of Defense, 352 F. Supp. 335 (W.D. Tex. 1972)
Rautenstrauch v. Secretary of Defense, 313 F. Supp. 170 (D.C. Tex. 1970)
Sosa v. Dretke, 2004 WL 1124949 (W.D.Tex. 2004)
U.S. v. One Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($152,000) in U.S. Currency, 592 F. Supp. 1017 (D.C. Puerto Rico 1984)
U.S. v. Ballis, 1996 WL 174996 (E.D. Tex. 1996)
U.S. v. Becton, 498 F. Supp. 1013 (D.C. Tex. 1980)
U.S. v. Cofer, 444 F. Supp. 146 (W.D. Tex. 1978)
U.S. v. D.K.G. Appaloosas, Inc., 630 F.Supp. 1540 (E.D. Tex. 1986)
U.S. v. Grant, 587 F. Supp. 128 (D.C. Tex. 1984)
U.S. v. Goldin, 1996 WL 294366 (S.D.Ala. 1996)
U.S. v. Holloway and Parks, No. P-79-CR-20
U.S. v. Kelly, 539 F. Supp. 262 (D.D.C. 1982) - DISMISSED
U.S. v. Kimberlin, 483 F.Supp. 250 (D.C. Ind. 1979)
U.S. v. Martin, 2003 WL 22736553 (W.D.Tex 2003)
U.S. v. McCraney, 33 Cr.L. 2131
U.S. v. Perez, 685 F .Supp. 990 (W.D. Tex. 1988)
U.S. v. Ritchie, 1992 WL 695477 (E.D.Tenn. 1992)
U.S. v. Spy Factory, Inc., 951 F.Supp. 450 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
U.S. v. Stephens, 2007 WL 2088378 (W.D.Tex. 2007)
Trombley v. Secretary of Defense, 330 F .Supp. 886 (D.C. Tex. 1972)
Zollino v. U.S. , 2004 WL 692154 (W.D. Tex. 2004)

*STATE COURT*

Batres v. State, 762 S.W.2d 611 (Tex.Cr.App. 1988)
Batres v. State, 727 S.W.2d 83 (Tex.App. - San Antonio 1987)
Casillas v. State, 733 S.W.2d 158 (Tex.Cr.App. 1986)
Clark (Jack Wade) v. State, 1994 WL 68275 (Tex.Cr.App. 1994)
Crawford v. Texas, 617 S.W.2d 925 (Tex.Cr.App. - en banc 1980)
Cruz v. State, 645 S.W.2d 498 (Tex.App. 4 Dist. 1982)
Cruz v. State, 586 S.W.2d 861 (Tex.Cr.App. 1979)
Dexter v. State, 544 S.W.2d 426 (Tex. 1976)
Durrough v. State, 562 S.W.2d 488 (Tex.Cr.App. 1978)
Ex Parte Duffy, 607 S.W.2d 507, 17 A.L.R. 4th 546 (Tex.Cr.App. 1980)
Ex parte Sheridan, 974 S.W.2d 129 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1998)
Fair v. State, 758 S.W.2d 898 (Tex.App. - Corpus Christi 1988)
Goodrich v. State, 156 S.W.3d 141 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2005)
Hardinge v. State, 500 S.W.2d 870 (Tex. 1973)
Hawkins v. State, 613 S.W.2d 720 (Tex.Cr.App. 1980)
Hernandez v. State, 548 S.W.2d 904 (Tex.Cr.App. 1977)
Iranian Muslim Organization v. City of San Antonio, 604 S.W.2d 379 (Tex.Civ.App. 1980)
In re Sosa, 2007 WL 2315966 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2007)
In re White, 227 S.W.3d 234 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2007)
Kennedy v. State, 2008 WL 3540030 (Tex.App.-Austin 2008)
Manziel v. State, 2003 WL 21356019 (Tex.App.-Tyler 2003)
Martinez v. State, 899 S.W.2d 655 (Tex.Crim.App. 1994)
Mauldin v. Coats, 786 S.W.2d 737 (Tex.App. - Tyler 1989)
Mauldin v. State, 874 S.W.2d 692 (Tex.App. - Tyler 1993)
Meeks v. State, 692 S.W.2d 504 (Tex.Cr.App. 1985)
Miles v. State, 501 S.W.2d 91 (Tex. 1973)
Norton v. State, 771 S.W.2d 160 (Tex.App. - Texarkana 1989)
Ramirez v. State, 836 S.W.2d 635 (Tex.Crim.App. 1992)
Ramirez v. State, 1991 WL 261024 (Tex.Cr.App. 1991)
Ramirez v. State, 801 S.W.2d 110 (Tex.App. - San Antonio 1990)
Russell v. State, 702 S.W.2d 617 (Tex.Cr.App. 1985)
Russell v. State, 685 S.W.2d 413 (Tex.App. 4 Dist. 1985)
State v. Westergren, 707 S.W.2d 260 (Tex.App. 13 Dist. 1985)
State v. Williams, 780 S.W.2d 891 (Tex.App. - San Antonio 1989)
Vasquez v. State, 557 S.W.2d 779 (Tex.Cr.App. 1977)
Ward v. State, 657 S.W.2d 133 (Tex.Cr.App. 1977)
Wheeler v. State, 659 S.W.2d 381 (Tex.Cr.App. 1982)
White v. State, 601 S.W.2d 364 (Tex.Cr.App. 1980)
Ybarbo v. State, 659 S.W.2d 898 (Tex.App. 4 Dist. 1983)
U.S. v. D.K.G. Appaloosas. Inc., 829 F.2d 532, 56 U.S.L.W. 2263 (5th Cir. 1990)
U.S. v. D.K.G. Appaloosas. Inc., 9 Fed.R.Serv. 83 (5th Cir. 1990)
U.S. v. Solow, 574 F.2d 1318 (5th Cir. 1978)
State v. Williams, 780 S.W.2d 891 (Tex.App. - San Antonio 1989)

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Year Joined Organization:: 1968

Areas of Practice:: 90% Criminal Law; 10% Pro Bono

Certification/Specialties:: Criminal Law, State Bar of Texas, 1975

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 1968; Colorado, 1989; U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1970; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1970; U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1979; U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981; U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Education:: The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1968
LL.B.; Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1965
B.A.
Major: Business Administration

Published Works:: Grand Jury Practice; Pretrial Release; Indictment [Joinder/Severance/Transfer]; Pretrial Motions; Suppression of Evidence; Jury Selection; Trial [Evidence]; Examination of Witnesses; Jury Instructions; Closing Arguments; Creative Trial Techniques; Criminal Issues - Civil Cases; Jury Arguments [Closings to Remember]; Search and Seizure; Life and Hearsay - Post Crawford Era; Federal Appeals; Supreme Court Review

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Advanced Criminal Procedure, St. Mary's University School of Law, 1998 - Present; Advanced Criminal Procedure, University of Texas School of Law, 1982 - 1993; Faculty, National Criminal Defense College

Honors and Awards:: Best Lawyers in America, 1987 - Present; Texas Monthly - Texas Super Lawyers; Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers; Top 50 Central and West Texas Region Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2003 - 2007; Scene in SA Monthly - San Antonio's Best Attorneys, San Antonio Law, Top Ten Lawyers, 2004 - 2008; Texas Lawyer Legal Legends, 100 Best Lawyers over Last 100 years (100 Year Anniversary of State Bar of Texas), 2000; Fellow, State Bar Foundation, 1976 - Present; Recipient, Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award [Outstanding Criminal Defense Attorney in the United States] from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1991; Recipient, Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer in Texas from the State Bar of Texas, 1991; Justice Albert Tate, Jr. Award [Outstanding Contribution to Criminal Advocacy] from the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993; Recipient, John Henry Faulk Civil Libertarian of the Year Award from the American Civil Liberties Union; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Hall of Fame, 2002; Marquis Who's Who, Who's Who in American Law, 14th Edition, 2006 - 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships:: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995; Past President; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1993; Past President; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997 - Present; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1991 - Present; American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1987 - Present; American Board of Trial Advocates, 1997 - Present; President; Dean's Round Table, University of Texas School of Law, 1989 - Present; Texas Civil Liberties Union, 1979 - 1985; General Counsel; San Antonio Bar Association, 1977 - 1978; Board of Directors; American Bar Association, 1968 - Present; Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Languages:: English

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